Ultra 9 285 vs Atom N550

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Primary details

Comparing Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking3266not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Atomno data
Power efficiency1.89no data
Architecture codenamePineview (2009−2011)Arrow Lake-S (2024−2025)
Release date23 August 2010 (14 years ago)January 2025
Launch price (MSRP)$86no data

Detailed specifications

Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores2 (Dual-core)24 (Tetracosa-Core)
Threads424
Base clock speed1.5 GHz2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed1.5 GHz5.6 GHz
Bus rate666 MHzno data
L1 cache64K (per core)112 KB (per core)
L2 cache512K (per core)3 MB (per core)
L3 cache0 KB36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography45 nm3 nm
Die size87 mm2243 mm2
Number of transistors176 million17,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration11
SocketFCBGA5591851
Power consumption (TDP)8.5 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE2, Intel® SSE3, Intel® SSSE3no data
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)++
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring+-
Demand Based Switching-no data

Security technologies

Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-+
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285 are enumerated here.

VT-d-+
VT-x-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3DDR5 Depends on motherboard
Maximum memory size2 GBno data
Max memory channels1no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel GMA 3150Arc Xe2 Graphics 64EU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 2 24
Threads 4 24
Chip lithography 45 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 8 Watt 125 Watt

Atom N550 has 1462.5% lower power consumption.

Ultra 9 285, on the other hand, has 1100% more physical cores and 500% more threads, and a 1400% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Atom N550 and Core Ultra 9 285. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Atom N550 is a notebook processor while Core Ultra 9 285 is a desktop one.


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